Published: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 5:41 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 1:52 p.m.

Christie M. Hulette, 37, of South Daytona was at 5:19 a.m. Sunday, "lying face down on the pier just below the Granada Bridge with a knife next to her." Hulette worked at Walmart hours earlier. Ormond Beach police are investigating her death as a suicide. (Provided by Mary Johnson)

Provided by Mary Johnson

Christie M. Hulette, 37, of Ormond Beach was found at 5:19 a.m. "lying face down on the pier just below the Granada bridge with a knife next to her," according to the initial incident report released by Ormond Beach police spokesman Officer Keith Feder.

Passersby saw Hulette and called 9-1-1.

Hulette was on the portion of the pier that runs north and south, the report states, just south of the eastbound lanes of the bridge.

"I observed what appeared to be extensive trauma to (Hulette's) arms and legs," Officer Jeremy Goss reported. "I also observed a large kitchen knife, purse, a Walmart employee ID card, and some blood that appeared to be (the victim's)."

Detectives and the Medical Examiner's Office personnel were called to the scene, Feder said.

"We don't know exactly what happened to her," he said. "We are looking at it as a jumper, but no one has come to any conclusions."

<p>The body of a woman was found Sunday morning near the Granada Bridge in Ormond Beach, according to a police spokesman. </p><p>Christie M. Hulette, 37, of Ormond Beach was found at 5:19 a.m. "lying face down on the pier just below the Granada bridge with a knife next to her," according to the initial incident report released by Ormond Beach police spokesman Officer Keith Feder. </p><p>Passersby saw Hulette and called 9-1-1. </p><p>Hulette was on the portion of the pier that runs north and south, the report states, just south of the eastbound lanes of the bridge. </p><p>"I observed what appeared to be extensive trauma to (Hulette's) arms and legs," Officer Jeremy Goss reported. "I also observed a large kitchen knife, purse, a Walmart employee ID card, and some blood that appeared to be (the victim's)." </p><p>Detectives and the Medical Examiner's Office personnel were called to the scene, Feder said. </p><p>"We don't know exactly what happened to her," he said. "We are looking at it as a jumper, but no one has come to any conclusions."</p>